污言秽语 (wū yán huì yǔ) — filthy speech; obscene language; vulgar words
Definition
A four-character idiom meaning obscene or vulgar language — coarse, profane words used in speech. It is a written, literary term, stronger than the everyday 脏话.
idiom
filthy speechobscene languagevulgar words
Examples
- 污言秽语，。Tā zài wǎng shàng fā biǎo le hěn duō wū yán huì yǔ, bèi guǎn lǐ yuán jìn yán le.He posted a lot of filthy speech online and was banned by the moderator.
- 污言秽语，。Zhè zhǒng wū yán huì yǔ shí zài bù kān rù ěr, wǒ men huàn gè huà tí ba.This kind of filthy language is really unbearable; let's change the subject.
- 污言秽语，。Wén míng shè huì yīng gāi dǐ zhì wū yán huì yǔ, tí chàng lǐ mào yòng yǔ.A civilized society should resist filthy speech and promote polite language.
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